Flight of the Mockingbird

So, the house today... was gorgeous. As we were leaving, we were trying to think of all the bad things about it so we could have a nice list.

Bad:
40 minute drive for Chris.
Kitchen feels small.
No dishwasher.
Main bathroom (the whole bath as opposed to the half bath) is downstairs
Really needs a deck built. Or a patio. The steps are a little too high otherwise.
A lot of thrushy weedy woody stuff needs to be cleared so that the land is more use-able.
Hard to expand if we want to.
The land is flat in the front but then there is a hill and uneven land for the back half of the acreage.
Comes with a second house that is rented out which means we have to be a landlord which is scary.
Doesn't have a screened in porch for the cats to enjoy.

Good:
We would have a house to rent.
Kitchen has OMG cabinet space and counter space.
Dining room is situated going in a straight line through a second open room into the living room which means we could easily have lots of people over for dinner.
Wood burning stove is almost a fireplace which makes Laura happy. Plus more functional to cook on.
Has an awesome game room off the living room with a closet that has built in drawers in it.
The master bedroom is huge with his and hers closets, a half bath, AND A VERANDA!
The basement is amazingly well kept and not scary.
Home was owned by an engineer for the last 14 years who knows the place like the back of his hand.
Two bedrooms upstairs PERFECT for kids.
Upstairs is one big huge open room that leads into the bedrooms.
Front porch is beautifully built.
Lots of room for making a barn or various other things I might desire.
Huge stone slate mudroom.
The home feels huge.
It feels like a home. Not some cold empty house. I could see it as our home.
There is a swing set outside. WITH A CLIMBING WALL!
Stairs are carpeted for quieter feet.
There are trees on the property of the climbing assortment.

Edit: Another awesome good thing: On both sides of the property is a lot of extra acreage. There is a very high possibility that if we ask, we may be able to get extra land with the property. That is an awesome bonus.

All in all, we really liked the house. Now we have to figure out what to do from here.

( Into the maddness. )

It is all about house buying. More or less, me trying to rationalize why I want what I want and if it is good for me and trying to understand more about why I get excited even though I know I will be disappointed. This exercise was mostly a learning experience for me because I am hoping everything I wrote here, when looked back on in a few weeks or months or whenever we find the house we want, will offer some insight for me and help me decide if it is really the place I want or the place I need.